THE POWER OF PERSISTANCE: DELIVERY OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AT OVERSEAS LOCATIONS

Presentation for the APLU Commission on International Initiatives Summer Meeting at Rutgers University in New Brunswick July 18, 2016

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GLOBAL CITIZENS AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS

Source: https://nsie.education.gov.au/node/4

The development of Australia’s first National Strategy for International

Education 2025 highlights the importance of international education to

Australia. Recognised as one of the five super growth sectors contributing to

Australia’s transition from a resources-based to a modern services economy,

international education offers an unprecedented opportunity for Australia to

capitalise on increasing global demand for education services.

Senator the Hon Richard ColbeckMinister for Tourism and International Education

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A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION

http://www.nafsa.org/uploadedFiles/NAFSA_Home/Resource_Library_Assets/Public_Policy/securing_america_s_future.pdf

The nation learned on September 11, 2001, that we must become much more sensitive to the rest of the world. We are 4 percent of the Earth’s population, yet we are the military and economic giant. We slowly have come to understand that in administrations of both political parties there have been awkward and stumbling moments, caused not by ill intent, but by a lack of understanding both by leaders and the public.

Senator Paul Simon

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EDUCATION AS AN INDUSTRY

Source: wikipedia

"because for years I thought what was

good for our country was good for General

Motors, and vice versa"

Charles Erwin Wilson

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“WHAT’S GOOD FOR GENERAL MOTORS”

“WHAT’S GOOD FOR GENERAL MOTORS”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry

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“WHAT’S GOOD FOR HARVARD”

http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html

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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION MODEL

http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/CIGE-Model-for-Comprehensive-Internationalization.aspx

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International Recruitment

Study Abroad

Intellectual Collaboration

Student Mobility

GLOBAL OFFICE: STRATEGIC VISION

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Imagine

A World Class

University

Facilitate International Enrollments

Coordinate Global

Curriculum

Cultivate Faculty

Scholarship

A MODEL OF PERVASIVE INTERNATIONALIZATION

An Inclusive Global Strategy

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Global Education in Asia

Focused on Capital(Seoul) area to follow and chase main target

Focused on Greater China regions(Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia) due to its characteristics of population

LA, Dubai, Tokyo, Greater China Edu Fairs, Korean/Foreign Schools Visits,

Agents(China), K-cultural center

target: high schools, colleges, universities, language institutes

Office of Enrollment and Marketing, George Mason University Korea

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President Steven Lee on the Value Proposition

1. Recruit students to GMU Fairfax.

2. Improve brand recognition in the region.

3. Contribute to GMU Fairfax diversity and revenue.

(GMU Korea students spend one year in Fairfax, paying Fairfax tuition).

4. Provide teaching and research opportunities for faculty.

5. Provide opportunity for students to study at GMU Korea.

6. Increase access to research grants and funded projects in Korea.

7. Promote collaboration with corporate, government, educational, and NGOs in Korea.

8. Expand academic and educational programs in Korea.

9. Create opportunities for special projects and activities in Korea.

10. Create opportunities for multi-national joint programs.

11. Provide internship, career, and professional development opportunities in Korea.

12. Enhance alumni relations in the region.

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Overview and History

George Mason University Korea

2009 2013.08 2013.10 2014.03 2015.03 2015. 11 2016. 07

Invited by ROK Government

Approved by ROK Ministry of Education as a foreign education institute

Launched Management and Economics Program

MOU with Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Incheon Global Campus

Launched Global Affairs Program

Launched Finance and Accounting Program

Moving to New GMU Korea building

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George Mason University Korea

The Lure of Facilities

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Office of Enrollment and Marketing, George Mason University Korea

► Diverse Background

Student numbers in Korea has steadily been decreasing since the early 2000s with a more steep

decrease since 2010. As of 2015, there were just over 600,000 high school graduates. This number is

projected to decrease to 500,000 by 2020.

More students who graduate from HS overseas enroll in the Fall semester than Spring Semester.

Large students graduate from HS overseas

15 Spring (40.2%) 15 Fall (69.7%) 16 Spring (50%)

To date, enrolled students have graduated from high schools in 21 countries

(Korea, US, Canada, Philippines, China as the top 5, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Kazakhstan following after,

and other countries such as Thailand, India, Germany, Kuwait, Zambia, South Africa, Singapore, UK, Russia and Uzbekistan and

etc.)

There has been a steady increase in nationalities represented :

To date, GMU Korea has enrolled 16 US, 3 Zambia, 1 Columbia, 1 Georgia, 1 Canada national

Capturing the Korean Diaspora

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Office of Enrollment and Marketing, George Mason University Korea

It’s all Hangeul to Me : Language and Oversight

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The Province and the Capitol

Office of Enrollment and Marketing, George Mason University Korea

Pre-semester Support During Semester Support

• Pre-orientation

• Orientation

• Convocation

• Faculty Support

• Academic Support

• University Life Events

• Registrar

• Transition

• Registered Student Organization

• IGC Student Council

• Internship

• Counseling

• Scholarship